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GILBEYS
LONDON
DRY GINA
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Gilbey's
Celebrated London DRY GIN.
Distilled and. Bottled by
W. & A. GILBEY
By Royal Appointinent to
His Majesty The King."
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Sole Agents:
A.S: WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Wine and Spirit Merchants..
Phone Central 616,
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JADE JEWELLERY
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GOLD AND SILVER SMITH
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HONG KONG HOTEL BUILDING"
Queen's Road, Central,
HONG KONG.
Telephone C. 3337.
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Put Your Arms Where They Bolong-Waltz Pipe Organ Within the Prison of My Dreams-Waltz Pipe Organ
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the Bees-Tox Trot GEORGE: OLSEN AND H18 Music Jan Garber AND BIS ORCHESTRA,
Tonight You Belong to Me With Plano
It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry
With Plano
GENE AUBIN
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I'm Tellin' the Birde-Tellin' the Bees With Piano- Clap Yo' Handi
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FANCY DRESSES,
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
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in the Cathedral magazine Include in their condemnation all who take financial risks, then indeed are we all doubly damped.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1927.
A GOOD RESULT.
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TRIBUTES AT “ELECTRIC" MEETING
NEW WORKS IN HAND,
THE MASKED BALL.
CARNIVAL SPIRIT IN EVIDENCE,
ATTRACTIVE COSTUMES.
With five thousand troops in Hong Kong as part of the Shang-|
With not too many to crowd hal Defence Force we have a The thirty-eighth ordinary yearly the floors unduly, but, enough to unique opportunity of observing Hong Kong Electric Company the formalities usually associated meeting of shareholders of themake for pleasant company, with in their conduct and bearing the Limited was held at the Company's with big Dances arranged in the changing order of things in remes, P. & C. Building, Hour Colony dispensed with by the con- gard to the type of men from Kong this morning.
The Hon. Mr. A. O: Lang (Chair-cealment of identity, and with the whom the rank of the army is man of directors) prasided, support. spirit of carnival generally infec now recruited. It seems to be ed by Hon. Mr. D G. M. Bernard. tious, an enjoyable time was spent Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. T. G. by fancy garbed dancers at the almost a unanimous opinion that Weail, (directors), Mr. F. R. Marsh Masked Ball at the City Hall last they are superior to their proto. (manager) and the following share-night.
holders:
The rooms had been effectively » types of before the war. In acti-
Mesars. W. G. Joseph, and tastefully decorated by mem- vity, Atness and manoeuvre they Ribeiro. G. W. Sellars, N, V. A. distinctly hold their own and in Croucher, V. Sorby, F. Brown, bers of the ship's company of Wong Hing Kwong, L. E. Ozorio, H.M.S. "Hermes", and the danc other tests of military ability Leung Yan Po, O. Baptista, Franking floor was in excellent condi- they are in every way equal to Austin, Leung Wah Hing, CB. tion. The fancy dresses of all their predecessors of the old Siggs, A Kitchell, L. J. Davies descriptions-that of an Egyp- PD. Barker, J. Bagram, and J. Man princess (lady's) and His Army Where the superiority of Alves.
Santanic Majesty (man's) being the present day "Tommy" is The Manager having read the among the best gave the finish- clearly manifest is in the higher ce convening the meeting, the ing touch of colour and romance
Chairman aald:
to the proceedings. degree of intelligence, a feature I have to record with deep regrati A programme of 24 dances, ex- which is so marked as to be ob- the death, since our last meeting. of elusive of encores and they will Sir Paul Chater who joined the vious. In another point he com- Directorate of this Company in 1888 be given instintedly was gone pares more favourably with "the and was a member of the Board for through by the band of H.M.S. Titania" which provided excel Old Contemptible, and reflects a lover87 years,
The report and statement of ac. lent music. change which has affected the counts have been in your hands for whole country. Whether it be the the prescribed period and with your result of education, sport, wider permission we will follow the usual
procedure and take them as read." facilities for amusement, or The nett proft for the year, after higher prices, the nation is more deducting $417,710.00 for deprecia- sober than it was,, It is well lon. is 31.199.085.81 and with the sum of 384,118,76 brought forward known that the consumption of from last account we alcohol by" soldiers shows very $1.283,204.57 for appropriation. marked decrease compared with pre-war days and a phenomena} Jone when judged by the Estandard" of the men
to carry forward to next forty thirty to
account....
$33,204.57 ago. Whatever Be the merits or
The dividend is the same as for damerits of prohibition, there is the two preceding years.
even
$2.50 Per Share Dividend. With this we propose:-
to pay a dividend of $2.50
have
per share absorbing $750,000.00 of to place to reserve $500,000100
years
The Hong Kong Hotel efficient- ly discharged the catering..
Dancing was continued until 2 and a.m... special Peak trams ferries being run.:
OUR FINANCES. OFFICIAL FIGURES. FOR NOVEMBER.
Financial Statement for the month of November, 1926.
Revenue and Expenditure.. Balance of Assets and
Liabilities on Octo ber 31. 1928.... -$6,700,761.74. Revenue from Novem
her 1 to 30, 1926. 1,525,288.43
$7,220,060.17
The sales of current in 1920 jno doubt that the state of things
amounted to just under 25 million Expenditure from Nov. to-day produces a greater physi-units or about one per cent. tess ember to 30, 1926, 1,611,512.58 The number of consumers bas Balance ...$5,314.587.54 Assets and Liabilities on Novem-
Liabilities.
Avail aDeposits not
able....
been
House Service Account
Postal Agencies ..... Suspense Arcount Coal Account Crown Agents, Current Account ... P..... Total Liabilities
should be thade by Labour ex- tremists and agitators but it is a pity that the magnitude of the cal fitness. Sobriety is certainly than in 1926. calamity which involved so many on the side of discipline. And now however increased by 1387 to excluding
families in tragic bereavement that Hong Kong has been called total of 26,515 and there are indi-bar 30, 1926. should have blinded some of upon temporarily to give shelter cations that with a return to nor
imal conditions in Hong Kong their numbers to the elementary to such a representative number greater demand for electricity may principles of fair play and justice. of the modern day "Tommies" it be expected.... Mr. Baldwin would be the first to is to be hoped that the organisers You will notice that in this year's accounts the item previously shown overlook his own personal feelings of efforts that are being made to as "aundry creditare" has if those of bereaved relatives alleviate their somewhat tedious divided, and the current account with the Hong Kong & Shanghai were relieved by the booings and lot by the provision of entertain-Banking Corporation and "bills pay- hissings with which he and his ment will meet with, the support able" are now shown separately.
Bad debts are still high and how wife were received on the occa- that has been asked for and that
as increase over 1925. In order to Sion of his visit to the scene of the troop of the Shanghal Defence reduce these we have decided to Subsidiary Gains disaster. But the political savour Force will carry away with them follow the custom prevalling in Advances
ask Building Louns of the taunts thrown at him is pleasant recollections of their other eastern towns and now
new consumers to make deposits in Imprest.. such that one is inclined to believe brief visit here. -
proportion to their consumption of Crown Agents De electricity.
posit Account that this unfairness was due
Unallocated Stores, Remodelling System.. to a minority of agitators whose
(P.W.D.) The capital expenditure during Unallocated.. scruples do not debar the most
[1926⋅ was $771,114 chiefly on build- sacred of feelings from being exploited for political purposes.
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We wonder how many of its readers were in sympathy with the sentiment expressed in "St.. John's Cathedral Notes", that the spirit of gambling is clean Book Kong, Saturday, March 5, 1927. contrary to the growth of the spiritual life" and that "the en- couragement of the gambling A SATURDAY CAUSERIE. 'lust' for unearned gain generally ends by the loss of all that is best With the lot of the miners, any in this world and the next." The who have first-hand knowledge of criticism, reduced to economic the conditions under which they terms, amounts to this-that the work and live can have nothing taking of a chance without secur- but sympathy, coupled with ad-ity of specific value for money in- miration for the many who rise vested is a sin. But does not i above the handicap of their enegonomie life abound with such vironment. But, in common with chances? Take, for instance, life industries in which the element of insurance. A company says to risk is more pronounced than one in effect, "we will bet you long others, inducements in the matter odds that you do not die within a of wages are correspondingly specific time." Bookmakers or higher for the skilled labour need-the pari-mutuel experts Bay,
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BANK NOTES.
system.
» Balance
Total
(Railway)
$ 1,018,200.00
5,586.08.
13,200.45 849,492.58 14,047.98
28,869.91 1,926,297.05 3,714,637.50
$7,639,834.59-
Assets.
.$ 1.759,084.08
147.247.22
1,671,514.26
€3,872.05.
42,197.80.
327,369.05
Stores
186,412.19
Returns of the average amount fings and mains, in connection with Investment Account 3,082.847.85 of Bank Notes in circulation and our Eajng scheme for the staff Lorry Haulage Ac- of specie in reserve in Hong Kong, and the remodelling of distributing during the month. ended February 28, 1927( us certified by the Mana-Shaukiwan, the Upper Peak Tram
High tension cables were Jäid to: gors of the respective Banks:-
Average
T. IS.
count.. Balance at Banks
Total
5,292.16 454,497.38
$7,689,834.59
way Station, Wast End Park, Ken+Cash lent at Interest nedy Town and between Victoria Gap and Pokfulam, Distributing
Banks + Amount. In Reserva. Chartered Bank of India Australia and Chine Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor Duration Morgantile Bank of In- dín. Ltd.
cables were laid in Shaukiwan, in the Central district, Kennedy' Town $17,006,732 5,800,0007 and other localities, the total of
£4,000 08. Dd.
"FINE TO CLOUDY."
Fresh N.E. winds, fine to cloudy these underground cables being 26 is the official weather forecast for miles. in length.
Hong Kong, the adjoining coast and We have completed the Wing Kut Formosa Channel till noon to- 56,183,536 36,700,000+ Street and Pokfulam sub-stations morrow."
[commenced last year,and have builtį
•1,760,881
680,0008 and equipped another at Shauki
wan.
Sub-station buildings have shall be pleased to answer to the Total $75,081,148 42,080,000 been erected at Carden Road and best of my ability any questions * In addition Sterling Securities West End Park and No. 21A, Robin- you may desire to ask.
deposited with the Crownson Road was purchased for a simi- Agents valued at £1,207,200. lar purpose near Seymour Road. A
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Shareholder'a Tribute. Mr. N. V. A. Croucher. In second-
the proposal said:
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In addition Securities deposit-site has been purchased at Cause- think all will agree that the
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In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agonts valued at £130,000.
ed with the Crown Agents and way Bay upon which it is proposed Straits Government valued at to build a sub-station during the report and accounts for 1926 show a very excellent result of the year's $3,108,097.
present year.
Considerable damage was done to working. our cable system by the exceptional The payment of a dividend simi- rainstorm on the 19th July. Tom-lar to that for the two preceding porary repairs were put in hand at years and the appropriation of five once and all the damaged cables lakas to reserve will, I am certain, have now been renewed.
meet with the approval of the Shareholders. Extending Power Station.
We have noted with interest your The generating machinery at remarks on the new works carried North Point has been maintained in out during the year, and the fact
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SANITARY SCIENCE.
The "China Mail' has received
ין
quarter
GRÆCO EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE, LTD.ed, and the miner undertakes his "we will lay you fair odds that a booklet issued by the Royal good running order. There have that we have been able to expend
work with full knowledge of the you do not name the horse that is Sanitary Institute with regard to been no material additions to this nearly seven and three risks attendant on it. However going to win this race." Again, science as applied to buildings of the year a start was made with time reduce the amount owing to their examinations in sanitary portion of our plant, but at the end lakhs on such work and at the same Mr. Stanley Baldwin' was handi- where does the sacramental virtue and public works and school piling for the extension of the creditors by over one and a half capped by the folly of the of specie come in with dealers on hygiene, The syllabus is also existing power station building. lakhs is extremely gratifying. miners' leaders and the bearing of the. Stock Exchange who sell given for sanitary inspectors. The thirteen staff houses at All will join me in congratulating the factors of supply and demand shares which they do not possess with notes, supplements and list Causeway Hill were completed the directors and the Company's
of text-books.
about the middle of the year and agents and the staff on the very on an industry which, already for buy those which they do not The local board of examiners two additional houses have been satisfactory figures now placed be- poverished by reason of pay for and take up. Are not (of which H.E the Governor, Sir built at North Point. These quar-fore us. (Applause). past industrial disturbances, these "bears" and "hulls" taking Cecil Clementi, is patron) is aptry have all been occupied and has yet to be put on chancea, wagering on the prospect pointed by the Government and at form a useful addition to the Comto second the adoption of the report
present comprises: Dr. J. Mpany's property.
I am glad to be able to report sented. an economic footing, when he of the rise and fall, in the quota Addison, P.C.M.O., the Hon. Mr. that for us the year has been free conducted the negotiations tion of certain securities? If you H. T. Creasy, D.P.W., Mr. W. of any industrial troubles and al- No questions being naked, the Re-,: throughout the last great crisis give a penny to a beggar, what Mackenzie. C.VS, Mr. P. though we are not extending our solution was put to the meeting and with the common sense, humanity value for your gift are you ac Lamble, M.R.SunL, Sir Eric undertaking at the rate contem- the adoption of the Report and Stuart Taylor, Bart., M.D., and plated a few years ago we have beer Statement of Accounts was caroled, and ability which has charactercepting unless it be free abuse for Mr. D. Ralphs (hon. secretary). able to make substantial progrese unanimously. A ised his actions since his accession the scantiness of your contribu- ||
during 1924.
Hon Mr. A. O Lang and Hon. I take this opportunity of placing Mr. D.. G. M. Bernard, retiring
FROM INDIAN RAJAHS TO
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PEASANTS,
JUST THE THING
FOR THE
FANCY DRESS BALL
CAN BE HIRED FROM
D. CHELLARAM
OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE,
With these few remarks I beg, sir,
and statement of accounts as pre-
Other Business.
to the highest political position in tion? Canon Peter Green was The rumour which was current the land. The miners' demande quoted recently as having said to the effect that Mr. Francia Zia, on record the directors' apprecia Directors, were re-elected on the
staff and workmen during the year. seconded by Mr. G. W. Sellare, were not acceded to in full, but "gambling is a sin in that it feeds managing editor of the "China ton of the services rendered by the proposition of Mr. W. G. Joseph,
and the "China Tribune, Courier
Mosers Linatead & Davis were the fairest possible agreement in the passion of greed and more had been executed by the Allied There is I think nothing further
military authorities, has definitely that calls for comment and I now elected Auditors for the ensuing than almost any other passion denied in an official statement beg to propose that the Report and year at a remuneration of 81,000 on deaders heart and mind to every by Gen. Li Pap-chang, the Defence Statement of Accounts for the year the proposition of Mr. Frank, Austin,, noble influence Canon Commissionst who says that Mr ended 31st December, 1926 be adopt seconded by Mr Daylesse
The Chairman sunounced t being confined a military
Aeconded Dividend BWarrants were randy
the circumstances was arrived at
It is almost inevitable that at tempts to make political capital out of the Cym. mining disaster Green or the writer of the article prison.
When, thic